A person awarded an honorary degree by a college or university.
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A person who has earned the highest academic degree awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.
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A person, especially a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, trained in the healing arts and licensed to practice.
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A practitioner of folk medicine or folk magic.
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A rig or device contrived for remedying an emergency situation or for doing a special task.
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verb-transitive
Baseball To deface or apply a substance to (the ball): was ejected because he doctored the ball with a piece of sandpaper.
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To add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of: doctor the soup with a dash of sherry. See Synonyms at adulterate.
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To alter or modify for a specific end: doctored my standard speech for the small-town audience.
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To falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself: doctored the evidence.
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To repair, especially in a makeshift manner; rig.
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verb-intransitive
Informal To practice medicine.
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verb
To give medical treatment to.
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To restore to good condition .
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To adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment .
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To alter deceptively .
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To practice medicine.
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